ROOOOAD trip: jackson hole to island park

the drive from jackson hole to island park was right out of memory lane for me. spencer and i used to make that drive often when we were dating and first married living in rexburg. the pass. driggs. tetonia! there were a couple of times i wanted to roll down the window, stick my head out and sing...it felt good to be back.

we arrived at my sister in-law's family's cabin monday afternoon and spent the next week reunioning with my family.

memorable highlights:

-not feeding the fish at big springs (darn seagulls)

-a whole lotta buffalo, a coyote, a 7 pt elk, and an almost bear sighting in yellowstone national park

-the mens in rubber pants-fly fishing and spencer's broken shoes

-a girls afternoon in west yellowstone and the BUFFALO PURSE! 

-pete's pizza and a familiar street banjo player/former BYUI professor...kinda weird yes?

-swimming
-gas station treats in west yellowstone on our 8th anniversary. yep. we're still working on scheduling a do over.

-attempting to golf=hit a bucket of balls=break a club and get eaten alive by mosquitoes... but the views were breathtaking.

-a bonfire and "schmoes"

-the second annual pinochle tournament and candy bar game

*we're kind of nerdy but iiiii think we're kind of funny too.

playing aside, i always look forward to the quieter evenings when i'm with family. i love the late night snacks and jokes and conversation, it's what really fills my family hole.

the week went by much too fast as fun weeks always do. we packed up and headed out saturday morning. although i always get a little teary, the goodbyes weren't bad this round. kyle and jeneca followed us to boise for another week, and nate and julie + crew accepted a job offer while we were there and they're moving to town TODAY!


we stopped in rexburg on the way home to see the campus- jaw dropping different but the things that matter were the same. romney 55, the spori, the shanty, horkleys and mill hollow. and those fields in the summer, i tell ya.


the end.